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RefNoEL/B3/3
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Giacomo Bartolommeo Beccari to Thomas Dereham, dated at Bologna
CreatorBeccari; Giacomo Bartolomeo (1682-1766); Italian physician; natural scientist; professor of medicine, Bologna; first professor of experimental physics, Accademia delle Scienze e delle Arti, Bologna; president, Accademia delle Scienze e delle Arti, Bologna
DateOctober 1728
DescriptionObservations of fire-flies ('ignes fatui') in Italy, particularly around Bologna, gathered from travellers and men of learning
LanguageItalian
Extent9p
FormatManuscript
Place originBologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Origin coordinates44.49381, 11.33875
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialFor a translation see EL/B3/4
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/79bc4182-e872-4e49-b72b-717d0d17dad4
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7312Dereham; Sir; Thomas (c 1678 - 1739)c 1678 - 1739
NA5687Beccari; Giacomo Bartolommeo (1682 - 1766)1682 - 1766
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